Have you ever tried to figure out employee motivation? Think about the last team meeting you had, and how you motivated your team. Think back and remember what you said in that meeting. Now, think about the results from that meeting. Was your pep talk a success?

You may find that employee motivation isn't the same for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you are the CEO of a five person startup, or a global company of 1,000, employees may not always be motivated by the exact same thing. Pep talks, are one of them. So how do you figure this out and keep every single person on your roster motivated?

We’re about four full months into the year, and while it doesn’t seem like much, a lot of what you do in the first quarter will set the tone for the rest of the year, especially in regards to company culture. Bad habits pile up quick and before you know it you’re going down that slippery slope of poor company culture, which can increase turnover, create distance between leadership and staff, and potentially hurt the company financially.

Before we get any further into 2016, let’s go through a few things to make sure that you are on the right track. If not, it’s never too late to start, and we’re happy to help. Let's evaluate!

As you may or may not know, our Quality of Work Life method of building culture in the workplace is in fact a scientific-backed method, and focus on five core categories: Leadership, Line Management, Culture, Skills and Processes. Do you happen to know what has a direct impact on all of these categories?

Got the Monday blues? Don't sweat it! Here are a few tips to start your week off with great energy! Company culture doesn't stop, so get a head start right as the week starts and you'll be sure to finish off strong.

We talk a lot about culture around here, obviously. We talk about what makes great culture, and where building great culture starts. We really suggest thinking about culture as early as when you are an individual founder seeking a partner. One of the biggest reasons why startups fail, often, has to do with their team. Think about it this way, when you are building a company and the entire company is only made up of five people, when one person is gone, then technically 20% of the company is gone. When one of your team members doesn’t get along with others, the result is the same. You lose 20% of your company. Identifying good culture vs bad culture is so easy especially with smaller teams. When it’s bad, your productivity drops, efficiency, organization, communication, and more. Your whole business suffers.